Municipal Officials And The Value Of Public Service
The piece argues there are three kinds of municipal officials including those who follow orders, those who treat office as a revenue source and those who serve the community. It urges Troy’s Common Council to support nonpartisan improvements funded partly by the state and criticizes partisan resistance amid a city hall debate. It also notes the War Crimes Commission delays in Nazi trials and calls for swift accountability.
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Tre
Trey
Troy
Muaster
Public Works Administration
Ahern
Ribbentrop Captured as Nazi Leaders Face Trial
The article notes Joachim von Ribbentrop's capture and poisoning attempt, condemns delays in wartime justice, and questions Nazi leaders’ hopes for legal technicalities to avert punishment. It emphasizes Allies must not permit slow processes to shield war criminals.
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Joachim Ribbentrop
Ribbentrop
Hitler
The Trouble Is Fear Becomes a Global Mistrust Wave
A long commentary argues fear drives policy in Britain, the United States, and elsewhere. It warns against reliance on negative fear tactics and urges a focus on opportunity and security through determined action, resisting demagogues and New Deal era anxieties.
Call to reclaim youthful courage and venture
A reflective call contrasts mass fear with individual courage urging a return to a youthful spirit. It argues terror marks late maturity, warns against safety obsession, and urges facing life with immortal hope and morning in the heart.
Meeting in Berlin Sparks Debate Over Site for Big Three
Critics argue Berlin favors Soviet control while the four power arrangement makes the city under Allied influence. The piece defends Berlin as a symbol of democracy, notes Truman’s first trip abroad, and warns of heightened security for the leaders’ coffins. It ends with drift into lighter local observations and a jab at fashion reformers.
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Messrs
Churchill
Truman
Stalin
Soviet
Russia
Joscow
Germany
Briain
United States
France
America
Britain
Far East
Japan
Sugar Ration Cut Prompts Grim Gloom in City
Citizens face further sugar limits as rationing tightens. A witty jab at borrowing neighbors—mowers sharpened—highlights everyday frugality. The housewife who saves waste fat is praised as a patriot, while a sharp note targets black market operators for profiting amid shortages.
Current Comment Back Again
Opinion piece on anti-poll tax bill in Congress and Senate filibuster risk. It notes House approval 251 to 405 and urges Senate cloture to decide on merits, urging forthright action by Democrats to end obstruction and uphold democracy.
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Louisville Times
Senate
Shell
Start of a Sad Stars in Minneapolis Star Journal
The Jower chamber of the Japanese diet passed a wartime emergency bill this week giving Premier Kantaro Suzuki's government authority to rule by decree. Dated June 11, 1945, this marks three years after Pearl Harbor as the world notes Japanese war actions and atrocities and political responsibility vs dictatorial control.
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Kantaro Suzuki
Japan
Pearl Harbor
Pulse of the People Rez A and Pat Letters to The Record
A compilation of unsigned citizen letters criticizing rationing and government policy. Housewives protest high red points and gas allocations, while others urge more efficient OPA usage and better food preparation. The page includes a request for readers to sign to publish names and a note on potential edits.
Truman and allies plan in secrecy for big three talks
Washington columnist David Lawrence discusses the upcoming meeting of the Big Three with President Truman, Stalin, and Churchill. He notes the conference location in a Soviet-controlled area, concerns over security leaks, and the need for legal succession reform in case of emergency.
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Grees
House of Representatives
Siete
Truman
House
Eteworthy
Stettinius
James F. Byrnes
Eisenhower Witl Te Sack
Berlin
America
Piace
Churchill
Atlee
Marshal Stalin
London
Diplomatic Deadlock Highlighted in Moscow Talks
Washington insiders recount Hopkins role in breaking stalemate with Stalin over Poland and Yugoslav model. Stalin signaled willingness to negotiate if security is protected, urging a harmonized approach while U.S. notes era shifts toward face-to-face talks. Includes notes on U.S.-Soviet policy, and Japanese POW attitudes observed by Palmer Hoyt after Okinawa.
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Washington
Russia
Harry Hopkins
Moscow
Phus Churchill
United States
State Department
Nolte
Joe Grew
Mexico
Nicaragua
Coolidge
Nicarague
Stalin
Truman
Poland
Steliinius
Soviet Union
Texas
Yugo
Slavia
Hopkins
Ed Stettinius
Atlantic
Bulgaria
UB. S. A. Naval
Palmer Hoyt
Portland Oregonian
Iwo Jima
Pronunciation debates over stationary and Moscow myths
A reader-led discussion flags mispronunciations of stationary and Moscow. The letter cites Greek roots for bolekaust and Moskau versus Moskva, arguing standard American forms and requesting a pamphlet on origins of familiar expressions.
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Mt. Vernon
Moscow
Ri—A. HD
Russia
Moskva
Frank Colby
Bernadotte Says Hitler Died Coward
Swedish Red Cross official Folke Bernadotte recounts in The End that Heinrich Himmler proposed surrender of Western armies during a candlelit conference in Lueteck near the Alps on April 23 24 He also says Himmler would release King Leopold of Belgium halt Nazi death sentences in Denmark and pass surrender terms to the United States and Britain Bernadotte argues Hitler was murdered by poison and died a coward while detailing Nazi inner tensions and Allied prisoner efforts He notes Ike and Raoul Nordling met him in Paris and Berlin talks followed in 1945
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Ublque
Okinawa
Host
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Sho
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mid-Pacific
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Thay
McKellar
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Sten Hedman
Stockholm
INS
Heinrich Himmler
Germany
Folke Bernadotte
Red Cross
Alps
Gestapo
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Norway
Denmark
Lueteck
Himmier
Hitler
Britain
Leopold
Belgium
Fuehrer
Walter Schellenberg
German Information Department
Hans Kaktenbrueaner
Bernadotte
Wertein
Bertinstre
Bermadotte
Himmler
Vntri
Alllied
IM5
Estelle Manville
Paris
Dwight DB. Eisenhower
Raoul Nordling
Berlin
Rhine
Mazi
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